Legal Opinion

James R. Mayock v. Alan C. Nelson United States Immigration and Naturalization Service David N. Ilchert, District Director

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 10, 1991No. 89-15977PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

In this Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case, the government appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment and injunctive relief. The court ordered the San Francisco District Office of the Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) to respond to aliens’ FOIA requests within statutory time-limits and ordered the INS (nationally) to give due consideration for priority to requests by aliens who have an urgent need for the information in pending deportation or exclusion proceedings.

The district court had jurisdiction under 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(B). This court has…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. National Labor Relations Board v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Open America v. The Watergate Special Prosecution ForceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
  4. Judith Katherine Exner v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
  5. Mayock v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1989

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Leucadia, Inc. v. Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc., Richard I. Burstein, Proposed IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  2. Blajro v. CitizenshipCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
  3. Daniel J. Fiduccia Edward H. Kohn v. United States Department of Justice United States Department of Defense United States Department of the TreasuryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  4. Farley v. WorleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2004
  5. Gilmore v. U.S. Department of EnergyDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1998

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